Booher

https://www.facebook.com/boohermusic/








About


Members: Michael Booher, Ben Lance, Doug Walseth, Matt Roth, Bryan Roberts, Michael St. Clair, Bryce Clifford


Genre: Alternative/Indie Rock & Roll


Hometown: Austin, TX


http://www.boohertheband.com/





2016


Genre


Alternative/Indie Rock & Roll


Band Members


Michael Booher,

Ben Lance,

Doug Walseth,

Matt Roth,

Bryan Roberts,

Michael St. Clair,

Bryce Clifford


Hometown


Austin, TX


Record Label


to be announced


Short Description


Austin, TX Rock N' Roll band! Former frontman and main songwriter for Austin’s locally beloved Zykos, Michael Booher is making music again with a new band!


Long Description


In a city awash in talent of every conceivable stripe, the brandishing of a good vocal hook or using the voice as an instrument is surprisingly as rare as finding a spot in central Austin that won’t leave you with an empty stomach and an even emptier wallet.

Then again, I’ve only been here a year. I won’t pretend to have a definitive understanding of the landscape’s music offerings except to say that they are vast and that we can only hope that for the scene’s sake that the city’s Red River region is spared the blight of tapas bars and the irritable vowel syndrome of trendy restaurants gripping Austin as gentrification continues to march through the capitol.

Where was I?

Back to the talent: fronting a tight five-piece that goes by the songwriter’s last name, Mike Booher is compelling in heartfelt authority minus the conspicuous heartache. When I first caught the band as part of a Fun Fun Fun Fest night concert, my first impression was Springsteen. Given the lack of references to unions or automobiles that comparison doesn’t hold up under repeat listens, although the uncontrived honesty and at times infectious song currents does.

The song “Autographed Bibles” is a wonderful exercise in using the voice as an instrument, planting hooks that recall a Dinosaur Jr. or Pavement while tapping an earnestness that splits the difference between Paul Westerberg (on a good day) and the gravelly declarative qualities of your favorite 1993 or earlier U2 album.

Currently putting the finishing touches on an album produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Patty Griffin, Heartless Bastards), this is a band that can lay claim to a couple of the best songs in Austin and is well worth your time.

by Paul Stinson


Bio


Former frontman and main songwriter for Austin’s locally-beloved Zykos, Michael Booher is making music again with a new band under his own moniker. He recorded an LP in December with producer Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Heartless Bastards, Patty Griffin, etc.) and is currently aiming for an early 2016 release. Ten loose, spirited Rock & Roll and Americana songs with Booher’s familiar confessional lyrics and yearning vocals, the collection is a welcome return to form and one that may very well attract a wider audience.


Current Location


Austin, TX


General Manager


Brian McKinney / Brash Tracks

brian@brashtracks.com


Email


mbooher@gmail.com


Other Accounts

http://booher.bandcamp.com(Other Service)
https://soundcloud.com/booher(SoundCloud)


Website


http://www.boohertheband.com


Press Contact


info@boohertheband.com


Booking Agent


Nine Mile Records & Touring

http://www.ninemilerecords.com/

Tim Regan

tim@ninemilerecords.com